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Derby

40,960Records since 2000
1,499Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000
40,960
Species recorded
1,499
Nation
England
Type of area
Unitary Authority (City)

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0)

Most recorded species in Derby

#SpeciesGroupPeak monthRecords here
1Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Butterflies and mothsJuly1,783
2Small White Pieris rapae Butterflies and mothsAugust1,719
3Green-veined White Pieris napi Butterflies and mothsJuly1,636
4Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Butterflies and mothsAugust1,393
5Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Butterflies and mothsJuly1,104
6Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Butterflies and mothsJuly1,060
7Large White Pieris brassicae Butterflies and mothsJuly1,001
8Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus BirdsApril936
9Eurasian Magpie Pica pica BirdsApril920
10Carrion Crow Corvus corone BirdsApril886
11Peacock Aglais io Butterflies and mothsApril820
12European Robin Erithacus rubecula BirdsApril798
13Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula BirdsMay741
14Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Butterflies and mothsJuly691
15Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus BirdsApril689
16Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Butterflies and mothsJuly617
17House Sparrow Passer domesticus BirdsMay615
18Great Tit Parus major BirdsApril540
19Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus BirdsJanuary539
20Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BirdsApril528
21European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis BirdsApril494
22Comma Polygonia c-album Butterflies and mothsJuly491
23Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Butterflies and mothsMay475
24Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula BirdsMay475
25Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes BirdsApril474
26Common Swift Apus apus BirdsJune462
27European Starling Sturnus vulgaris BirdsMay425
28Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis BirdsApril412
29Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis BeetlesOctober406
30Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus BirdsJanuary400
31Dunnock Prunella modularis BirdsApril376
32Mute Swan Cygnus olor BirdsApril374
33Asian Large Skipper Ochlodes venata Butterflies and mothsJuly368
34Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus BirdsAugust355
35Rock Pigeon Columba livia BirdsApril354
36Eurasian Coot Fulica atra BirdsApril352
37Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus BirdsApril337
38Common Buzzard Buteo buteo BirdsApril295
39Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita BirdsApril282
40Stock Dove Columba oenas BirdsApril276
41Spring Azure Celastrina argiolus Butterflies and mothsMay274
42Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Butterflies and mothsAugust267
43Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo BirdsJanuary250
44Song Thrush Turdus philomelos BirdsMay245
45Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Butterflies and mothsJuly239
46Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula BirdsApril234
47Goldcrest Regulus regulus BirdsOctober229
48European Greenfinch Chloris chloris BirdsApril221
49Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri BirdsApril219
50Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Butterflies and mothsAugust219
51Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs BirdsApril212
52Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis BirdsApril210
53Common Merganser Mergus merganser BirdsJanuary207
54Graylag Goose Anser anser BirdsApril201
55Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto BirdsMay196
56Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea BirdsApril188
57Redwing Turdus iliacus BirdsJanuary184
58White Wagtail Motacilla alba BirdsApril180
59Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major BirdsMay167
60Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea BirdsMay164